Barbara Rubel

• Director, Griefwork Center, Inc.
  

Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CPBC, CBS is a nationally known bereavement specialist. Barbara is the author of the best selling book, But I Didn't Say Goodbye: For Parents and Professionals Helping Child Suicide Survivors and the course book for Nurses, Death, Dying, and Bereavement: Providing Compassion During a Time of Need. She recently wrote the Department of Justice Training Manual, Compassion Fatigue: Secondary Trauma. Rubel created and developed The Palette of Grief® Program. Three weeks before she gave birth to triplets, Barbara's father, a retired NYC police officer, took his own life. Rubel facilitated a suicide survivor support group for several years. In her riveting talks, she shares a wisdom born of her personal experience. Her story was featured in the Emmy award winning Documentary, Fatal Mistakes, narrated by Mariette Hartley. Barbara points out that we all have resilient power within us to survive our soul-searching journey into the essence of loss. Rubel is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She is also a Certified Bereavement Specialist. Barbara received her BS in Psychology and MA in Community Health with Thanatology concentration from Brooklyn College. She was a Consultant for the NJ Office of the Attorney General and U.M.D.N.J. to support those impacted by the events of September 11th. Barbara taught several undergraduate and graduate courses at Brooklyn College. She was a Bereavement Coordinator for Hospice of NJ comforting the terminally ill and their families. She is a Consultant for the Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVCTTAC).

Workshops, Presentations and Seminar Topics

Building Resilience: Preventing Compassion Fatigue in Professionals

Death, Dying and Bereavement: Providing Compassion During a Time of Need

When Tragedy Strikes: Supporting Survivors and Victims after Sudden Loss

Palette of Grief®: A Creative Approach to Coping with Life Crisis Situations

For a complete listing go to www.griefworkcenter.com.

Reviews

Thank you for your presentation at the Blaustein Pain Grand Rounds entitled "Preventing Compassion Fatigue While Providing Compassionate Care". You did a superb job! I believe you sensed the rapt attention of the audience and clearly your talk touched their hearts and minds. This was an extraordinarily important topic and your talk gave us a moment to reflect on our roles in helping patients with vital issues in their lives. I believe your talk brought about a renewal of energy and a more healthy regard for what we are able to do with our patients.

James N. Campbell, M.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, MD.

Thank you again for giving a presentation at the Supportive and Palliative Care Conference yesterday. Your presentation was very well received. I hope we will cross paths again in the near future.

Rudolph M. Navari, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Notre Dame Cancer Institute, University of Notre Dame.

On behalf of the entire staff at CME LLC, I would like to thank you for participating in the US Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress. Your contribution was greatly appreciated and added greatly to the success of the conference.

Carol R. Duba, BSN, RN, MA, Manager, Clinical Programming, US Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress.

On behalf of Affiliated Sante Group and the Crisis Response Division, I want to thank you for presenting at the First Annual Symposium on Crisis Intervention: New Directions in Crisis Intervention. It was a smashing success!

Justin Stapleton, MS, Training Director, CRS Division, Affiliated Sante Group, Baltimore, MD.

The evaluations we received for your sessions were uniformly excellent. Our members commented both on your content and your speaking style. You really connected with them, and engaged them throughout your sessions at the 2006 PSEA-DPS Annual Conference.

Carol L. Karl, Assistant Director for Government Relations, Consultant, Dept. of Pupil Services, Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA).

Office of the Attorney General and Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet are extremely grateful for your participation in the Kentucky Victims Assistance Conference. It was a tremendous success, thanks in no small part to your efforts."

Lana Grandon, Victims Advocacy Division / Office of the Attorney General, Kentucky.

Following is a list of organizations with whom Barbara Rubel has interviewed, consulted or trained:

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, MD

Notre Dame Cancer Institute, University of Notre Dame

US Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress

New York Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians

State of New Jersey - Division of Mental Health Services

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

American Nephrology Nurses Association

Oregon Health Care Association

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Southern Arizona, Inc.

Office of Laity and Family, Diocese of Rockville Center, NY

The Samaritans, Inc., Keene, NH

Affiliated Sante Group, Baltimore, MD; Bereavement Ministry, Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens

NAMI Southern West Virginia

Funeral Service Foundation, Brookfield, WI

Board of Education of the City of New York

National Association of Social Workers

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)

Family Crisis Center, Inc., Harlingen, Texas

Victims Advocacy Division / Office of the Attorney General, Kentucky

New York State Nurses Association

Ohio Psychiatric Association, A District of the American Psychiatric Association

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,Washington, D.C.